Oral and head and neck cancers
Oral and head and neck cancers have a devastating impact on the lives of patients and their families. Many of these are detected late, and this is linked to a high mortality rate without the improvements seen in survival for many other cancers.
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Oral and Head & Neck cancers have a devastating impact on the lives of patients and their families. Many of these are detected late, and this is linked to a high mortality rate without the improvements seen in survival for many other cancers. The School’s researchers – who include basic scientists (with expertise in cell/molecular biology, cell culture and tissue engineering) and academic clinical diagnostic oral pathologists - investigate improved detection and diagnosis, including the role of tumour microenvironment, cell-cell communication and biochemistry in cancer progression.
People
For further information and research opportunities, please see the staff page of individual researcher below:
- Keith Hunter
- Dan Lambert
- Ali Khurram
- Stuart Hunt
- Lynne Bingle
- Martin Thornhill
- Simon Whawell
- Helen Colley
- Craig Murdoch
- Rob Bolt